You might have noticed I draw on large pieces of paper. Recently I spent a considerable amount of time looking… Read more Metaphors and Anthropomorphism

I have no use for a straight line It doesn’t do anything interesting. Parallel lines are useless. They have no… Read more Line

I think there’s a point in any project where you reach a plateau, turn around, sit on a bench and… Read more Heart and Hope

There are good days and bad days, but most days are a combination of both. Some swing wildly from one… Read more Ink the Colour of Bruises

I mentioned in the last post that I was about half way through the project and that I had done… Read more Half Time

Each time I get some funding from Arts Council England (or elsewhere) I find something odd happens to my attitude… Read more Unexpected Effects and Benefits

Blogging is a weird beast…  Either you have plenty of time to blog, but nothing to blog about, or so… Read more Melodic and Melancholic

Three Pages The words/ideas have to go somewhere. They come as thoughts that are sometimes visual, sometimes I hum, sometimes… Read more Three Pages

I’m still reading Living, Thinking, Looking (Siri Hustvedt), in particular the essay The Real Story in which she discusses how… Read more Reality and Fiction

a) There are times when you are working on a “project” (funded or otherwise) when you wonder what the hell… Read more Faith and Flying